The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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INSIDE MICHIGAN ATHLETICS THEY SAID IT gan four of its seven Rivals100 pros- pects. James McKinney transferred to Louisville, and Marques Slocum also left school early. Knee injuries cut short the careers of Antonio Bass and Cory Zirbel. Eugene Germany transferred to Mt. San Antonio Col- lege and later made stops at Arizona State and Central Washington. Other transfers from this class included Ja- son Forcier (Stanford), Chris Richards (Stony Brook) and Mister Simpson (Cincinnati). Johnny Sears was kicked off the team and eventually landed at Eastern Michigan." — Rivals.com on ranking U-M's 2005 recruiting class seventh among the 13 most-heralded top- 10 classes that didn't pan out. "Injuries and defections cost Michi- before he started to win. I thought he had a good way about him, and I liked his track record. No matter where he was, he found a way to win and develop players. He didn't always get the blue-chip recruits, he's never been at a Big Ten school and I remember people calling into radio shows and saying, 'He can't recruit in the Big Ten. He can't com- pete in the Big Ten. He can't win in the Big Ten.' Well, what do you think now?" — Hockey coach Red Be- renson on colleague John Beilein and Michigan's Big Ten basketball title. "I've been a big fan of Beilein's much. We wish it was a bigger ri- valry. Our big three are Michigan State, Miami and Notre Dame be- cause the last few years we've been at each other's throats. In those other sports it might be hard to root for Ohio State, but it's easy to root against Michigan State. You can quote me on that." — U-M senior goalie Shawn Hunwick, on whether he would have been able to root for OSU like the basketball team was forced to do in a game against Michigan State. "For us, the rivalry isn't there as job. It's like you made a cake from scratch and put it in the oven. Some- one else is putting the icing on and eating it." — Arizona head coach Rich Rodriguez on watching Brady Hoke lead his former team to a Sugar Bowl championship. we did." — Michigan freshman point guard Trey Burke on the team's 77-55 loss to Ohio State in the Big Ten Tour- nament semifinals. "We felt like we got exposed, and "I thought our time was com- ing and we didn't get to finish the lose that excitement of watching [the bracket] as it's unveiled." — Michigan basketball head coach John Beilein on selection Sunday. "When you sit there, you never ever had defensive linemen quit dur- ing a game — quit and give up be- cause you're hurting them. I don't think a finesse player has ever done what I do, which is just ground kids out of the hole." — Former Michigan "I don't think a finesse player has PHOTO BY LON HORWEDEL center David Molk on being labeled a finesse player by NFL Draft Analyst Mike Mayock. as a receiver." — Former Michigan wide receiver Junior Hemingway on Denard Robinson's NFL future. "He'll probably go into the league about contributing for next year. Redshirting could have been an op- tion. I'm glad I didn't because when he threw me in there, I felt like the game was really fast, but then when I got used to it, I knew what to ex- pect instead of sitting on the bench and visualizing." — Freshman guard Carlton Brundidge on the possibilities of transferring after receiving minimal playing time this season. "That's not on my radar at all. It's APRIL 2012 THE WOLVERINE 19 NFL Draft analyst Todd McShay on former U-M wide receiver Junior Hemingway's NFL potential. "I'm high on Hemingway, compared to some other scouts in the league. What he brings to the table is, first of all, he's competitive. He's built like a running back and uses that size to get out of jams."